Method and apparatus for reducing mitral regurgitation
a technology of mitral valve and mitral valve, applied in the field of surgical methods and equipment, can solve the problems of symptomatic mitral regurgitation being denied early intervention, many sickest patients being denied the potential benefits of surgical correction, and high morbidity and mortality, and achieve the effect of reducing mitral regurgitation
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[0070]The coronary sinus is the largest vein in the human heart. During a large portion of its course in the atrioventricular groove, the coronary sinus typically extends adjacent to the left atrium of the heart for a distance of approximately 5 to 10 centimeters. Significantly, for a portion of its length, e.g., typically approximately 7–9 cm, the coronary sinus extends substantially adjacent to the posterior perimeter of the mitral annulus. The present invention takes advantage of this consistent anatomic relationship. More particularly, by deploying novel apparatus in the coronary sinus, adjacent to the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve, the natural curvature of the coronary sinus may be modified in the vicinity of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve, whereby to move the posterior annulus anteriorly so as to improve leaflet coaptation and, as a result, reduce mitral regurgitation.
[0071]In one preferred embodiment of the invention, the novel apparatus comprises a straigh...
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